Head to Head Contrast: Jumei International (JMEI) vs. E Commerce China Dangdang (DANG)

Jumei International (NYSE: JMEI) and E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

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This table compares Jumei International and E Commerce China Dangdang’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

Jumei International

N/A

N/A

N/A

E Commerce China Dangdang

8.34%

107.58%

17.19%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Jumei International and E Commerce China Dangdang, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings

Hold Ratings

Buy Ratings

Strong Buy Ratings

Rating Score

Jumei International

0

0

0

0

N/A

E Commerce China Dangdang

0

0

0

0

N/A

Volatility and Risk

Jumei International has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, E Commerce China Dangdang has a beta of 3.34, suggesting that its share price is 234% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Jumei International has higher revenue and earnings than E Commerce China Dangdang. E Commerce China Dangdang is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jumei International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

25.4% of Jumei International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.7% of E Commerce China Dangdang shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

E Commerce China Dangdang beats Jumei International on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jumei International

Jumei International Holding Limited is an online retailer of beauty products. The Company’s sales formats consist of curated sales, online shopping mall and flash sales. The Company’s Jumei Global sales channel is part of its curated sales format. The Company’s curated sales format includes branded beauty products, baby, children and maternity products, light luxury products and health supplements. Its online shopping mall format includes branded beauty products. Its flash sales format includes branded apparel and other lifestyle products. Its Jumei Global offers Chinese consumers convenient access to products sourced directly from overseas and allows its consumers to make payments in Renminbi. Jumei Global offers branded beauty products, baby, children and maternity products, light luxury products and health supplements from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the United States and European countries. It also offers exclusive products, including products under its private label brands.

About E Commerce China Dangdang

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. is a business to consumer e-commerce company. The Company is focused on selling books online. The Company operates and manages its business in the segment of the provision of a single class of global services for the delivery of content and applications over the Internet. It offers over 1,200,000 book titles, including approximately 1,100,000 Chinese language titles. It offers other media products and general merchandise categories on its Internet platform, including fashion and apparel beauty and personal care products, home and lifestyle products, and baby, children and maternity products. It also offers the dangdang.com marketplace program, which allows third-party merchants to sell their general merchandise products alongside its products. Its Internet platform consists of its dangdang.com Website and its Dangdang mobile shopping application. Its Dangdang Reader application allows customers to browse for, download, purchase and read e-books.